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July 1, 1924.

Patented July 1, 1924.

err-s WALTER GRANT KING AND FABNHAM EDVJARD .tiIAYNARD, OE BRISBANE,QUEENS- LAND, AUSTRALIA.

LATE

Application filed May 10,

T all whom it may concern;

Be it known that we, WALTER GRANT KING and FARM-1AM EDWARD MAYNARD,subjects of the King of Great Britain, residing 6 at Brisbane,Queensland, Australia, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements in Lath Blinds, of which the follow ing is a specification.

Lath blinds as generally constructed are 10 made of laths woven orconnected together by means of twine, string, cord, or wire. The weathergenerally aifects the twine, string, or cord, and causes it to rot andso destroy the blind; on the other hand, the

vibration of the blind and the action of rolling and unrolling, whenwoven with wire, is such that the particles of which the wire iscomposed gradually become disintegrated and the wire eventually breaks.The

0 laths have also been connected by means of wire links but theformation and arrangement is such that in many cases the lathe areweakened, while the link is expensive to make and assemble. The objectof this invention is the production of a blind which,

while comparatively inexpensive, is practically everlasting, and thearrangement is such that it can be rolled up into small space.

In carrying out our invention, we use laths of the desired length,thickness, and width, of any suitable material. These laths are linkedtogether by means of wire links, which interlace one with the other, and85 which securely grip the laths.

In order that the invention may be bet-- ter understood, we will nowdescribeit with the aid of the accompanying drawings, in which- 4 .0Fig. 1 is a perspective view or" a link and portions of two links, thelath being shown in shadow.

Fig. 2 is an end elevation.

Figs. 3 and 4 are part end elevations of & modifications.

The links A are made of wire of suitable metal and gauge. The wire isformed into a loop with two legs B and a straight or BLIND.

1924,. Serial no. 712,370.

arched connecting portion C. The legs B are bent so that they enfold thelath D, the'portions E of the legs being-passed on the other side or"the lath D and then round the corner of the connecting portion C andlegs B, which extend beyond the lath D for that purpose, the ends F ofthe wire being bent round so as to encircle or partially encircle thelegs B of the loop, and, if desired, over the edge of the lath. D so asto maintain the connecting or intermediate portion C slightly spacedfrom the top edge of the lath which is engaged by the loops andconsequently permit of the laths relatively free swinging movement andbeing readily rolled into a compact roll when desired. The legs B may beformed as shown in detail views, Figs. 1 and 2, that is kinked so thatthe portion C is in alignment with the centre line of the edgeor" thelath D, or to either side thereof, as shown in Figs. 3 or 4. I Inconstructing blinds with the links as described, the ends F of the legsB would be threaded between the legs B of the adjacent link so that thebend G would engage the portion C.

The links are pressed well against the lath soas to prevent them movinglatery ally.

Although this invention is more particu larly applicable to theconstruction of lath blinds, it is obvious that the laths, when sojoined, may be used for a variety of pur poses, such as mats, packingcases, bush house covers, and so on.

Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our saidinvention and in what manner the "same is to be'per-- In testimonywhereof we aflix our signaturesm presence of tWo wltnesses.

WALTER GRANT KING. FARNHAM EDWARD MAYNARD. Witnesses:

MABEL C. Low, ISABEL BURNS.

